Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy rightly said, this relates to non-material alterations. We could endeavour to set out what non-material looks like. It could be a change to the colour of a building, for argument's sake, or whatever, but it is not material to the application itself. We can work on the definition or examples of what that would look like and then do that by way of guidance. I am not of a mind to reopen a consultation process in the case of non-material changes. If we were able to define that better and in more detail, which I will look at, that may removey the need or desire to reopen up the consultation for submission.

What "material alteration" means is detailed on page 264 of the Bill. If it not one of them, it is non-material. It might be useful, and would probably be best delivered by way of guidance, to state what "non-material" looks like. The Bill provides on page 264 that "material alteration" means "an alteration or extension of the duration ... requested under section 135", and it details it there.

It might be helpful. I take the point. Obviously, non-material relates to things that are not there, but it is to give some examples of non-material. If we do that and that provides clarification, it would remove a desire that some may have to open up another public consultation or submission phase. I would not be in agreement with the reopening of consultation, but I take the point about providing clarity on it.